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 Bernardo O'Higgins |
 Bernardo O'Higgins statue |
 Route to exile |
Gender:Male
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
| 1778 | - | Chillán | - | Not applicable | - | He was born in Chillán in 20 August 1778. His father, Ambrosio O'Higgins, was Irish. |
| 1795 | - | England | - | Unknown | - | He was educated here. |
| 1801 | - | Lima | - | Unknown | - | His father died while serving as Viceroy of Peru. |
| 1810 | - | Concepción | - | Patriot | - | He joined the revolt against the Spanish government on September 18, 1810 |
| 1814 | - | Mendoza | - | Patriot | - | He joined forces with San Martín here after his defeat at Rancagua. |
| 1814 | - | Rancagua | - | Patriot | - | He was defeated in battle at Rancagua on October 1814 |
| 1817 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Unknown | - | Appointed Supreme Director of Chile on February 16, 1817 |
| 1823 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Unknown | - | He resigned as leader of Chile on 28th January. |
| 1823 | - | Lima | - | Unknown | - | He went to live here in 1823. |
| 1842 | - | Lima | - | Unknown | - | October 24 |
Connections:
Chilean exiles (Mendoza)Biography:
Born in 1778, his father was Ambrosio O'Higgins, an Irishman who worked for Spain and who became Marques de Osorno in 1796 and Captain general of Chile from 1788 to 1796 and then Viceroy of Peru until his death in 1801. He was educated in England where under the influence of Miranda he supported the independence cause in 1810. He became commander-in-chief in 1813. He was defeated at Rancagua in 1814 and joined forces with San Martín in Mendoza. He was appointed supreme director of independent Chile, but resigned in 1823 and went to Peru. He died in 1842. (Lynch, xix)
He was a mason. (Racine, 538)
He had a brief affair with Rosario Puga and their son, Pedro Demetrio, was born in 1818. (Clissold, 200)
References:
Werner, Michael S. (editor). (1997) Encyclopedia of Mexico
Clissold, Stephen (1968) Bernardo O'Higgins and the Independence of Chile
Lynch, John (1986) The Spanish American Revolutions 1808-1826